College Application Essay

What should you be doing this year? 

• Researching colleges
• Taking standardized tests
• Meeting with your school counselor
• All of the above

True or False: You should meet with your counselor whether your post-high school plan is college, work, military, or something else.

• True

• False

What are some research tools for your college search?

• Naviance
• The College Board
• Fiske Guide to the Colleges
• All of the above

How many teachers should you ask for letters of recommendation?

• 0
• 1
• 2
• 3

True or False: There are some schools that do not require you to submit your SAT scores. 

• True
• False

Which of the following admission types is binding? (If you get in you have to go!)

• Early Decision
• Early Action
• Regular Decision 
• Rolling Admission

True or False: If you have not begun to think about your college process you are already behind. 

• True. 
• False.

What is the name of a 2-year degree program?

• Bachelor's Degree
• Associate's Degree

I need to have a list of schools which fall into three different categories in terms of selectivity. Those categories are:

• fun, not fun, boring

• likely, target, reach

• likely, reach, extreme reach

• extreme reach, impossible, possible

At the end of senior year, I will need to decide what college I am attending. When is National Candidate Reply Date? 

• April 1
• Graduation Day
• June 1
• May 1